Multi-Functional Spinning Staple Fiber Master-Batches

ABSTRACT

The invention relates to multi-functional spinning staple fiber master-batches, mainly comprising a multi-functional ester fiber chip serving as a base material. Main components of the multi-functional ester fiber chip comprise alumina, zirconium oxide, magnesium oxide, tourmaline, zinc oxide, silver ions, porphyries andesite and rare trace elements of deep seaweed mud. The base material of the multi-functional ester fiber chip is ground into the master batch with a particle size having an average particle diameter smaller than or equal to 0.3 microns. Therefore, the woven or knitted fabric using the master-batches of the invention has the raised anion releasing strength and to enhance the user&#39;s immunity and antimicrobial activity. It also has the far infrared radiation benefit, enhances the thermal resistance of the products. In the end, the used products have diversified functions with the antimicrobial activity, far infrared, negative anions and so on. Accordingly, bedding products with diversified functions can be developed.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention

The invention relates to a preparation technique of spinning staple fiber master-batches. Specifically, the invention provides the multi-functional staple fiber spinning master-batches and a mass production method to develop and design more type's functional bedding products, which include the multi-function of antibacterial function, far infrared and negative anions.

(2) Description of the Prior Art

The most popular fibers are used to make into the daily's products like as weaving fabrics, clothes, and bedding. And the products provided the different functions, such as thermal resistance, good looking design, and protection function. But in general those products are easy to breed the bacteria, produce odor, and affect the human health. Thus, the existed functional fabrics with antibacteria function, and the deodorizing have been developed. The mainly production method to create the functional fiber was to add functional particles or extra components into the staple spinning fiber. Another ways is to use the weaving or knitting method to form textile fabrics. For example, the micro size activate carbon particles can be added into fiber to deodorize or absorb the odor.

At present, the functional fiber has the relatively broad application. U.S. Pat. No. 4,696,742, U.S. Pat. No. 6,319,440, U.S. Pat. No. 5,238,899, and U.S. Pat. No. 4,772,455 provide several activated carbon fibers, which may be fabricated into several fabrics to remove or absorb the impurity, toxic substance, and odor.

In addition, antimicrobial yarns have been developed. For example, Taiwan Patent Publication Number 200504262 discloses “ANTIMICROBIAL YARN HAVING NANOSILVER PARTICLES AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME”, which mainly provides a yarn having an antimicrobial effect. The antimicrobial fungicide effect of the yarn originates from the nanometer silver particles, which has the diameters ranging from 1 to 100 nm, and are attached to the yarn. The yarn includes fibers made of cotton, linen, silk, wool, leather, blended fabric and synthesis fiber or a combination thereof, so that the fabric material fabricated from the antimicrobial yarn can be further used to weave as the clothes, underwear, short socks, shoe pads, shoe linings, coverlets, pillowcase fabrics, towels, feminine hygiene products, experimental coats, medical uniform and the like to generate the effect of antimicrobial function.

However, the above-mentioned fiber fabric only can be used to fabricate the nanometer silver fiber with the single antimicrobial activity function and cannot generate the other additional functions, and is thus restricted in use and cannot have the enhanced added value. Although Taiwan Patent Number 1341879 discloses a manufacturing method of a multi-function spinning fiber master batch, it is mainly based on the silver ions, and the particle diameter of the master is too large so that the function thereof cannot be effectively released and the manufacturing cost is too high. This affects the acceptable level of the subsequent consumer, and cannot satisfy the requirements in the actual use.

In view of the associated problems induced by the design defects of the conventional functional spinning fiber, the present inventor has paid attention to the research and development according to the experience and the technology in manufacturing the associated products for many years, and thus developed this multi-functional spinning staple fiber master batch to overcome the conventional inconvenience and trouble.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Therefore, a main object of the invention is to provide multi-functional spinning staple fiber master batches, so that the master batch has the functions of the antimicrobial activity, the far infrared rays and the anions, and bedding products having diversified functions can be developed.

Thus, an main object of the invention is to provide multi-functional spinning staple fiber master batches, which can enhance the anion releasing strength to enhance the user's immunity and antimicrobial activity, and can simultaneously have the far infrared ray radiation benefit to enhance the product's thermal resistance and the health protection effect of the human metabolism.

According to this, the invention mainly utilizes the following technological means to implement the above-mentioned objects and effects, and mainly utilizes the multi-functional ester fiber chip serving as a base material. Main components of the multi-functional ester fiber chip comprise alumina, zirconium oxide, magnesium oxide, tourmaline, zinc oxide, silver ions, porphyries andesite and rare trace elements of deep seaweed mud. The base material of the multi-functional ester fiber chip is ground into the master batch with a particle size having an average particle diameter smaller than or equal to 0.3 microns.

Thus, according to the above-mentioned technological means, the master batch powder of the invention is ultra-fine, and the particle diameters are uniform. The far infrared ray pertains to the natural radioactive nuclide and has the nuclide activity far lower than the reference value and is very safe. In addition, the fiber contains the natural ceramic composition, which absorbs the light and heat emitted from the human body and the nature, and then releases the far infrared rays with the wavelength approximating the wavelength of the human body. Thus, the releasing strength of the anions can be raised to enhance the user's immunity and antimicrobial activity. Meanwhile, the product's thermal effect and the health protection effect of the human metabolism can be raised through the far infrared rays. Thus, the master batch has the functions of the antimicrobial activity, the far infrared rays and the anions so that the bedding product with the diversified functions can be developed, and the product's added value and economic effectiveness can be raised.

Further aspects, objects, and desirable features of the invention will be better understood from the detailed description that follows in which various embodiments of the disclosed invention are illustrated by way of examples.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The invention provides functional spinning staple fiber master batches, which mainly have multi-functional ester fiber chips forming a base material. The main components of the multi-functional ester fiber chip comprise alumina (Al₂O₃), zirconium oxide (ZrO₂), magnesium oxide (MgO), tourmaline, zinc oxide (ZnO), silver ions, porphyries andesite (maifanite) and rare trace elements of deep seaweed mud. In addition, the base material of the multi-functional ester fiber chip is ground into the master batch with the particle size (submicron level) having the average particle diameter smaller than or equal to 0.3 microns. In addition, polyester pellets and the master batch having an effective concentration of 10% are polymerized and snagged. The addition ratio of the master batch ranges from 3 to 15%, and a functional original yarn of 1.5 b/44 mm is fabricated, and then processed into staple fiber twisted yarns (30 spuns). The washable number of times thereof is greater than or equal to 50, the addition of the far infrared fiber ranges from 0.3% to 1.5%, the heat preservation effect is greater than or equal to 2° C., the far infrared emissivity is greater than or equal to 0.8. The non-moldy bacteriostatic value is greater than or equal to 2 when the addition amount is 1.5%.

In addition, 100% recycled environment protective beverage polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles are melted and snagged into 6 d/64 mm recycled cotton directly serving as wedding, and encounter processes, such as weaving, bristling, post-dying, to finish a knit and woven functional bedding product and effectively decrease the environment contamination.

Thus, multi-functional spinning staple fiber master batches with the antimicrobial activity, the far infrared rays and the anions are constructed.

According to the above-mentioned description, in the actual operation of the invention, the average particle diameter of the master batch of the invention is smaller than or equal to 250 nm, the powder is ultra-fine, the particle diameters are uniform, the far infrared ray pertains to the natural radioactive nuclide and has the nuclide activity far lower than the reference value and is very safe. In addition, the fiber contains the natural ceramic composition, which absorbs the light and heat emitted from the human body and the nature, and then releases the light with the wavelength ranging from 8 to 12 microns, which approximate the wavelength of 9.36 microns emitted from the human body. The far infrared emissivity ranging from 0.92 to 0.90 is higher than the far infrared emissivity standard of 0.80, the content of anions is greater than or equal to 1500 (pcs/cc), the staphylococcus aureus bactericidal activity value is smaller than or equal to 0, the Klebsiella pneumoniae antibacterial activity value is greater than or equal to 2, and the dyeing fastness is higher than or equal to grade 3 or 4.

The invention has the following advantages, thereby increasing the product's added value and thus enhancing the product's economic effectiveness.

First, the invention utilizes the additions of functional powders, comprising alumina (Al₂O₃), zirconium oxide (ZrO₂), magnesium oxide (MgO), tourmaline, zinc oxide (ZnO), silver ions, porphyries andesite and rare trace elements of deep seaweed mud, to serve as the spinning staple fiber master batch, thereby generating multiple functionalities comprising the antimicrobial activity, the deodorizing property, the far infrared property, the anion property and so on.

Second, the invention can thereby generate different functions of far infrared functions, anion functions, balancing functions of the positively and negatively charged ions, anti-ultra-violet ray functions and cool and comfortable functions, so that it can be fabricated into spinning fibers, and the spinning fibers can be used to fabricate the products such as fabric material, clothing, bedding, fabric and so on.

Thus, it is understood that the invention is an excellent creative invention, which can effectively solve the conventionally encountered problems and further significantly enhance the effect. In addition, there is no the same or similar workpiece being used publicly in the same field of invention, and the invention being filed further has the effect enhancement and thus satisfies the elements of novelty and the inventive step.

New characteristics and advantages of the invention covered by this document have been set forth in the foregoing description. Changes in methods, shapes, structures or devices may be made in details without exceeding the scope of the invention by those who are skilled in the art. The scope of the invention is, of course, defined in the language in which the appended claims are expressed. 

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 4. A master batch for functional staple fiber use mainly comprising functional Polyester, Polyamide and Polypropylene (PP) serving as a base material, wherein main components of the functional master batch comprise alumina oxide, zirconium oxide, magnesium oxide, tourmaline, zinc oxide, silver ions, porphyries andesite and rare trace elements of deep seaweed mud, and wherein a filler material of the functional master batch is ground into powder with a particle size having an average particle diameter smaller than or equal to 250 nanometers.
 5. The master batch for functional staple fiber use according to claim 4, wherein polyester pellets and the master batch having an effective concentration of 10% to 15% are polymerized and snagged, an addition ratio of the master batch ranges from 10 to 25%, a functional staple fiber of 1.5 d/38 mm˜1.5 d/64 mm is fabricated, and then processed into a fiber of the staple fiber (Ne 30'S).
 6. The master batch for functional staple fiber use according to claim 4, wherein polyester pellets and the master batch having an effective concentration of 10% to 15% are polymerized and snagged, an addition ratio of the master batch ranges from 10 to 25%, and 100% recycled environment protective beverage polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles and a color master batch fabricated by a 100% recycled environment protective manner are melted and spun into 6 d138 mm˜6 d/64 mm recycled cotton.
 7. The master batch for functional staple fiber use according to claim 4, wherein a 100% recycled PET bottle sheet is used to directly fabricate a functional regenerative heat preservation master batch by two screw rods to have recycled environment protective and regenerative heat preservation advantages. 